Roux-Goldthwait and Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Patella Realignment in the Skeletally Immature Patient

Surgical management of patellofemoral instability is technically challenging in skeletally immature patients. Special considerations in this population include activity and sports limitations, recurrence rate, risk of long-term injury to patellofemoral cartilage, and potential for physeal disruption...

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Main Authors: Myra Trivellas, M.D., Armin Arshi, M.D., Jennifer J. Beck, M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Arthroscopy Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212628719301689
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Summary:Surgical management of patellofemoral instability is technically challenging in skeletally immature patients. Special considerations in this population include activity and sports limitations, recurrence rate, risk of long-term injury to patellofemoral cartilage, and potential for physeal disruption with operative intervention. Numerous procedures have been described to address causative pathoanatomy in the patellofemoral joint, as well as its static and dynamic stabilizers. We describe our technique of combined medial patellofemoral ligament and modified Roux-Goldthwait reconstruction to address both proximal and distal malalignment in a skeletally immature patient with open physes.
ISSN:2212-6287